The Golden State Warriors swept the Portland Trail Blazers out of the NBA Western Conference finals on Monday, with their 119-117 overtime victory sending them to the NBA Finals for a fifth consecutive postseason.
They join the 1960s Boston Celtics (10 total) as the only groups to do so in league history, outlasting both the LeBron James-led Miami Heat (2011-14) and Cleveland Cavaliers (2015-18), along with Larry Bird's Boston Celtics (1984-87) and the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers (1982-85).
This marked the Warriors' second conference finals sweep in the past three seasons, and pushed the record of teams leading 3-0 to 136-0 all-time. They were the only team in the past 20 playoffs to overcome 15-point deficits in three straight games.
Individually, Stephen Curry scored the most points of any player to complete a four-game sweep, posting 146 in the series and besting Shaquille O'Neal (2002 NBA Finals) by a point.
Golden State Warriors NBA Finals Streak
| SEASON | RECORD *Through WCF |
RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 12-3 | Won Finals (4-2) |
| 2015-16 | 12-5 | Lost Finals (4-3) |
| 2016-17 | 12-0 | Won Finals (4-1) |
| 2017-18 | 12-5 | Won Finals (4-0) |
| 2018-19 | 12-4 | ??? |